1、新疆哈密石油高级中学2023学年高一英语下学期期中试题考试时间为120分钟，试卷满分120分。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，请考生将第1-15及21-40题用2B铅笔涂在机读卡上，剩余部分用黑色笔答在手写答题卷上。考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷（选择题 两部分 共70分）第一部分：阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15 小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中，选出最佳选项,并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。AThomas was quite mean. He had a younger brother c
2、alled Sam and he seldom shared his toys with him.“You must share, Thomas,” said his mother. “One day you will want somebody to share something with you and they wont. Then you will be very upset.”_“I will be fine, Mom,” Thomas replied. “As long as I have my own toys, I will always be fine.”“Very wel
3、l,” his mother said. “It seems that you know best.”One day Thomas mother decided to teach him a lesson. At Christmas, she knew that both boys wanted the same video game. She knew that if she bought it for Thomas, Sam would never get to play it. So she bought the game for Sam.When Christmas Day arriv
4、ed, both boys were patiently waiting for their presents in front of the fireplace. As Sam opened his present, he was very excited. Thomas saw it was the game he wanted and smiled.“Thank you so much, Mom!” Sam said.“There is just one thing, Sam,” his mother said. “You cannot share this game with your
5、 brother.”Thomas hardly believed his ears! “Why not, Mom?” he asked furiously without much thought.“Because you dont share any of your toys with Sam and it wouldnt be fair,” his mother replied. “If you share some of your toys with Sam, then I am sure he will let you play his game.”“OK,” Thomas said
6、slowly, “that seems fair.”From that day on, the two boys shared all their toys and games.1. Which of the following can be put in the blank（空白）? A. Thomas left the room angrily.B. Thomas asked some questions.C. Thomas thought for a moment.D. Thomas followed his mothers advice.2.Thomas smiled when he
7、saw the video game because _.A. he knew that Sam wanted it a lotB. he didnt want to make his mother angryC. he didnt want to show that he was upsetD. he thought that he would be able to play it3. What does the underlined word“furiously”mean?A. angrily B. politely C. secretly D. normally4.Which word
8、best describes Thomas mother?A. shy B. brave C. honest D. wiseBThe Boston Marathon(波士顿马拉松) is one of the worlds oldest and most famous races. Nearly half the competitors(竞争者) in the 26.2-mile race are women. But for most of the races 120-year history, only men were allowed to compete.A woman named G
9、ibb helped change that in 1966. That year she took part in the Boston Marathon and finished ahead of most of the men.Gibb first saw and got to know the Boston Marathon in 1964. And she wanted to run the race herself. For nearly two years, Gibb trained hard to prepare for the race.But when she sent i
10、n an application(申请) for the 1996 race, she wasrefused.At the time, the longest official races forwomen were only 1. 5 miles. Many people didnt think women were able to run longer than that. But the 23-year-old Gibb refused to give up her dream.She came up with a plan to run the race anyway.On April
11、 19,she showed up at the marathon. She woreher brothers shorts and a sweatshirt to disguise (隐瞒）that she was a woman.Gibb hid near the starting line. When the race began, she jumped into the crowd. Shortly into the race, Gibb took off her sweatshirt. To her surprise, the crowd cheered when they real
12、ized she was a woman. Gibb finished the race in 3 hours and 21 minutes-faster than two thirds of the men.In the years that followed, she and other women ran in the Boston Marathon, even though the rules still stopped women from running in the race. Finally, in 1972, the marathon was officially opene
13、d to women.5.As for Gibbs first Boston Marathon, she finished _.A. first B. last C. faster than most of the men D. slower than most of the men 6.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A.Gibb first saw the Boston Marathon in 1996.B. Gibbs brother took part in the Boston Marathon with he
14、r.C. Gibb spent about two years training for her first marathon.D. People were angry when they saw Gibb in the marathon.7.Whats the text mainly about?A. The history of the Boston Marathon.B. SomefamousBostonMarathonrunners.C.How to prepare for the Boston Marathon.D. The first woman to run the Boston
15、 Marathon.CThroughout history scientists have risked(冒险)their health and their lives in their search for the truth.Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth century scientist, was very smart, but that didnt stop him from doing some pretty stupid things. In his laboratory in Cambridge he often did the strang
16、est experiments. Once, while testing how light passes through lenses (晶状体), he put a long needle into his eye, pushed it to the back, and then moved it around just to see what would happen. Luckily, nothing long-lasting did. On another time he stared at the sun for as long as he could bear, to discover
